President Ebrahim Raisi and every other passenger in the helicopter crash, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, were confirmed dead by Vice President Mohsen Mansouri of Iran on Monday.

A senior Iranian source told Reuters, “President Raisi, the foreign minister, and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash,” asking anonymity because of the delicate nature of the situation.

In the meantime, “all passengers of the helicopter carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister were martyred,” according to Iran’s Mehr news agency, which confirmed the president’s death.

When the helicopter carrying President Raisi, 63, and his foreign minister was flying over a mountainous area in dense fog on Sunday, it crashed.

According to Iranian official media, poor weather contributed to the crash and made rescue efforts more difficult. US-made Bell 212 helicopters are what Raisi was reportedly piloting, according to state news agency IRNA.

resident and FM, Governor of East Azarbaijan Province Malek Rahmati, Tthe Supreme Leader’s representative in the East Azerbaijan province Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem and a number of others were also on board the crashed helicopter, IRNA said.

The chief of staff of Iran’s army has ordered all the resources of the army and the elite Revolutionary Guard to be put to use in search and rescue operations.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, had earlier attempted to calm Iranians by stating that there would be no interruption to state business.

Earlier on Monday morning, rescue crews battled through the night against blizzards and challenging terrain in order to arrive at the wreckage.

The chief of the Iran Red Crescent Society, Pir-Hossein Kolivand, stated in an interview with the semi-official Tasnim news agency that “no trace of survivors has been seen after the discovery of the site of the crashed helicopter.”

Earlier, the national broadcaster had canceled all scheduled programs to highlight national prayers for Raisi.

Numerous nations voiced their worries and offered support for any rescue efforts.

US President Joe Biden was briefed on the crash reports, according to the White House. China expressed its extreme worry. Satellite mapping technology for emergencies was provided by the European Union.